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Josh Donnelly
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🧑‍💻Online news, social media and technology

🤝 Director of Partnerships at NewsWhip

📫 Reach me at josh.donnelly@newswhip.com
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Flute teacher to appeal WRC ruling he was not a whistleblower

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Flute teacher to appeal WRC ruling he was not a whistleblower
Tribunal rejects claims of alleged ‘waste of public funds’ at Cork ETB School of Music
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May 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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This is how much Spotify is paying artists based on the minutes you've listened to them

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Spotify Unwrapped
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December 4, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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No matter how prepared you are, superglue will aways find a way to get on your fingers
November 30, 2024 at 2:32 PM
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Some analysis from @newswhip.bsky.social on UK publishing trends. One standout being that the Daily Mail generated 1 BILLION! engagements (Likes, Shares, Comments) in 2024 on TikTok... wild numbers.

www.newswhip.com/2024/11/dail...
How the Daily Mail's TikTok dominates UK publishing engagement
Building on our research on engagement with journalistic social media content, we looked specifically at the UK publishers.
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November 29, 2024 at 8:54 AM
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Australia passes world-first law banning under-16s from social media. Platforms face fines up to AU$50M if they don’t enforce age checks.

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Australia passes social media ban for under 16s
The law will make social media platforms liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars (£25m) if they don't systemically stop children younger than 16 from holding accounts.
news.sky.com
November 28, 2024 at 5:08 PM
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A Swiss church in Lucerne installed an AI simulation of Jesus in a confessional booth, offering spiritual advice and interaction with visitors.

www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/260615/...
No, ‘AI Jesus’ isn’t actually hearing confessions: fact check
Numerous news reports have said that a new artificially intelligent “Jesus” has begun taking people’s confessions at a Catholic church in Switzerland, but is it true?
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November 22, 2024 at 12:44 PM
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Linda McMahon becomes the first Education Secretary to ever have received a Stone Cold Stunner, joining other prominent Republicans such as Donald Trump in the illustrious group
November 20, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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Brendan Carr's appointment as FCC Chairman signals a shift towards combating perceived censorship, with potential regulatory changes affecting tech and media industries. Initiatives might include dismantling Big Tech influence and enforcing media's public interest

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Trump’s FCC Pick Threatens Broadcast Media, Promises to ‘Enforce’ Their ‘Public Interest Obligation’
Brendan Carr threatened broadcast media with upcoming government regulations to make sure it is acting in what he deems the “public interest.”
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November 19, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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Data from the latest NewsWhip publisher report, which examines the top publishers on social

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November 17, 2024 at 10:05 PM
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Is gaming eating social? When it comes to deep engagement, yeah kind of…

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Are social platforms losing the next generation to Roblox and Fortnite?
Unpacking social media strategy is now part and parcel of any election postmortem. From Elon Musk’s ownership of X to Donald Trump’s use of creators to target Gen Z men, understanding social’s role...
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November 17, 2024 at 11:12 AM
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“Trump’s victory isn’t a result of a failure by news outlets to sufficiently hold him accountable. The real answer is one that is a lot more uncomfortable to grapple with: The national news media is more limited in its reach and influence than ever in the modern era

www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
A tale of two jets: The old media grapples with its new limits | Semafor
Remnick-Goldberg-Murray-Lessin-VandeHei-Thompson on the beginning of a new, diminished era for America’s legacy outlets.
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November 15, 2024 at 7:34 PM
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Jones always claimed he was a "performance artist" so this tracks... 👌

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The Onion buys rightwing conspiracy theory site Infowars with plans to make it ‘very funny, very stupid’
Satirical news outlet purchases media platform run by Alex Jones at a court-ordered auction
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November 14, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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News as the old guard has been eroded by the more entertaining and addictive social platforms.

Far more people get their news from TikTok and Instagram as the latest NewsWhip report shows.

Take a look at how news must adapt for 2025 👇

www.newswhip.com/project/soci...
Your new front page: How newsrooms and publishers will win audiences on social in 2025
News consumption is changing, and so is how news outlets approach its distribution on social. This report offers insights on those changes.
www.newswhip.com
November 13, 2024 at 8:46 PM